Defense Health Care: Cost of Care at Selected Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

Abstract

The Military Construction Act of 1982 (42 U.S .C. 248c) authorized 10 former Public Health Service hospitals and clinics to provide free comprehensive health care services for eligible beneficiaries of the armed services, the Coast Guard, and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 3 years. The 10 facilities, known as Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities (USTFS), also provide health care to nonuniformed services patients. The Congress later extended IJSTF status for these facilities until December 31, 1988. The Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation , House Committee on Armed Services, requested GAO to examine the IJSTFS' costs of providing medical care to uniformed services beneficiaries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
AD1151949

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People

  • David P. Baine

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Coast Guard
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